AP asks Facebook users to vote on 2009 top stories

The Associated Press is inviting Facebook users to vote on the 10 top news stories of the year, marking the first time the public has been invited to weigh in since the news cooperative began its annual survey in 1936.

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Pentagon - Chinese vessels too close for comfort

This morning the Pentagon released information that a Chinese Intelligence ship along with some other ships encroached upon our military vessel.

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Unbeliveable, what part of "illegal" do people NOT understand? And now that can also work and get paid to assist in these refi's?

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First lady Michelle Obama is widely hailed as a fashion icon, but industry insiders say she's quite the opposite, and that's a good thing.

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Excerpt: The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news.

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A 15-year-old boy in Brazil recovered from a normally deadly rabies infection, becoming one of a handful of survivors of the virus worldwide and the first in the country.

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A lunar probe from India's first unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-1 has landed on the moon and started sending its first images, officials at the Indian Space Research Organization said on Friday.

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How much do you remember about 2008 race for the White House?

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How much do you remember about 2008 race for the White House?

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How much do you remember about 2008 race for the White House?

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How much do you remember about 2008 race for the White House?

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How much do you remember about 2008 race for the White House?

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How much do you remember about 2008 race for the White House?

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How much do you remember about 2008 race for the White House?

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How much do you remember about 2008 race for the White House?

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How much do you remember about 2008 race for the White House?

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One year after the disappearance of his wife, Stacy Peterson, Drew Peterson said he didn't know why three answers he gave during a polygraph examination were judged deceptive, and continued to maintain she ran off with another man.

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A New York judge sentenced actress Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend to 4 1/2 years in prison for cheating investors by claiming Vatican connections allowed him to buy Catholic Church property at a discount.

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A look at the top news stories in 2007:

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Even our liberal friends up north get it! Cut taxes - good! Of course this cut was done by a conservative government. And what are we talking about here in the US? More taxes! Tax the rich! Tax businesses! Healthcare for everyone!

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Increasingly, the debate over Illegal Immigration is spilling into the streets of major U.S. cities; pitting Americans against one another over the government's inaction or unpopular proposals in dealing with the issue.

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• No Habeas Corpus for "Any Person" • Bush Moves Toward Martial Law • AFRICOM: U.S. Military Control of Africa's Resources • Frenzy of Increasingly Destructive Trade Agreements ETC

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The Prime Minister's central team of bureaucrats was determined to control every aspect of the government's response to Canada's biggest ever anti-terrorism raids, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.

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QALA-E-QAZI, AFGHANISTAN — Taliban militants have released eight South Korean hostages, the first of 19 captives scheduled to be freed under a deal struck between the insurgents and the South Korean government.

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Yeah... Everything is alright. We have heard that before.

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